Sleeve-cuff.



No. 730,697. PATENTED JUNE 9, '1903.

' J.,B. POTTER. SLEEVE CUFF.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1182., 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented June 9, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES BROWN POTTER, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

SLEEVE-CUFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,697, dated June 9,1903.

Application filed September 18, 1902. Serial No. 123,832. (N0 m l- Thisinvention relates to wearing-apparel,

and has for its object the production of a detachable cuff of improvedconstruction.

The tight wristbands of shirts to which detachable cufis are securedordinarily constitute a source of discomfort to the wearer which is notlessened by the common means for attaching 'the stifi cufis to thebands, whether by studs passing directly through end and band or bymetal clips or similar devices, the presence of which is alwaysunpleasant to the Wrist and which frequently catch in and tear thelinings of coat-sleeves, &c. Cuffs have been devised with a shortportion of sleeve attached, so that the-union with the apparel-sleevewill come above the wrist; but none of these has presented a end at allcomparable with the ordinary attached cuff in point of comfort andneatness of appearance, and certain details which make for theseessentials of comfort, style, and capa-' bility of ready manipulationcomprise the improvements in sleeve or gauntlet cuffs form- Among themore impor-' ing my invention. tant of these improvements are thedivision of the and and its flexible attaching extension from front torear, enabling the device to be washed and ironed readily, and thestiffening and shaping means which give style to the cuff when in place.These with the various other features of my invention will beillustrated and described fully in the accompanying drawings andspecification and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a View in perspective of a cuff in theconstruction of which my improvements have been embodied, and Fig. 2 isa similar view of an apparel-sleeve with the cuff in place.

In the embodiment of myinvention select ed for illustration anddescription as a convenient form to enable a ready and completeunderstanding of my improvements the part designated by thereference-numeral 1 is a cufi, which may be of any convenient andsuitable shape, while the part designated by the reference-numeral 2 isthe attaching portion of my improved cufi, the latter being of moreflexible material than the cuff portion proper, which preferably will bestiffened, as usual. In accordance with my invention the attachingportion is secured to the cuff portion along the rear edge of thelatter, and both portions are divided from front to rear, one freedivision edge 3 of the attaching portion being preferably in acontinuous line with the corresponding free edge of the cuff portion andpreferably having a broad hem, as illustrated,to render stiffness. Theopposite free division edge of the attach ing portion has a stiffenedextension 4 protruding beyond the corresponding division edge of the endportion and so constructed that it may be turned inside the freedivision edge 3, as best seen in Fig. 2, suitable means being providedto secure the free division edges together-as, for example, the button 5entering a buttonhole 6. To enable attachment of the attaching portionto an apparelsleeve, the rear edge 7 of the attaching portion will inaccordance with my invention have a broad hem to render asuit-abledegree of stiffness, buttonholes or other suitable attaching means 8being provided to cooperate with buttons or the like 9 upon theapparelsleeve 10. It will be found convenient to have the cornerbuttonholes l1 engage the same button 12, since thereby the registry ofthe division edges, which forms an important feature of my invention,willbest be obtained.

The mode of operation of my improved gauntlet-cuff and the neatness ofappear: ance, combined with comfort to the wearer which it presents Whenin place, will readily be appreciated from the drawings, and having thusfully illustrated and described my invention I wish it understood that Ido not limit myself to slight constructional details nor in generalotherwise than as pointed out said portions being divided respectivelyfrom front to rear, one of the free division edges of said attachingportion having a stiifened extension protruding beyond the correspondingdivision edge of said cuif portion and to be turned inside the oppositefree division edge of said attaching portion; means to secure said freedivision edges together, and

means to enable attachment of said attach-i

